Albert Pujols

Albert Pujols is a first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals in Major League Baseball.

Pujols was selected as the National League Rookie of the Year in 2001 after hitting .329 with 37 home runs and 130 RBIs. He was named NL Most Valuable Player in 2005 and 2008. Pujols batted .330 with 41 home runs and 117 RBIs in 2005, and he hit .357 with 37 home runs and 116 RBIs in 2008.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Since the beginning of last season a Marlins' starter has allowed 10 or more hits while completing four innings or fewer on three occasions. Including Tuesday's late game against the Angels, the same pitcher has authored each of those...

Giancarlo Stanton inched closer to the Marlins’ career home run record with a milestone blast Monday night.
Stanton’s National League-leading 33rd also was the 150th of his career, leaving him five shy of eclipsing Dan Uggla’s all-time franchise mark....

This week’s three-game interleague set against the Los Angeles Angels marks the first time since Aug. 7, 2011 Albert Pujols will face Marlins’ pitching.
He missed the Marlins more than they missed him. Entering the series, which opened late Monday...

Despite some struggles to make consistent contact over the past month, Giancarlo Stanton remains among the favorites for National League Most Valuable Player.
Stanton is the second favorite at 7 to 4 in revised odds by Bovada online sports book...

In his first full season, Christian Yelich is the Miami Marlins’ recipient of the Heart and Hustle Award, which honors active players who demonstrate a passion for the game and best embody its values, spirits and traditions.
The Major League Baseball...

On Saturday when he was asked about the possibility of being named an All-Star, Marlins first baseman Gaby Sanchez said teammate Anibal Sanchez would get his vote.
But National League All-Star manager Bruce Bochy had the vote that counted, and Bochy used...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Marlins manager Jack McKeon is not a fan of the All-Star game determining home field advantage in the World Series.
"It's a joke," McKeon said before Saturday's game against Texas at Rangers Ballpark. "To me it is an...

Clayton Kershaw and Mike Trout made history at Dodger Stadium on Saturday. It was the first time that a reigning MVP from the National League faced a reigning MVP from the American League. Trout was 0 for 3 against Kershaw, who extended his scoreless...

That torrid stretch in which the Angels won 17 of 20 games from June 27 to July 22 seemed a distant memory Thursday night as Jason Castro's walk-off three-run home run sailed into the right-center field seats in Minute Maid Park.
Castro's shot off...

Josh Hamilton stepped to the plate with a rueful smirk while boos cascaded down from the Angel Stadium stands. The slugger looked at Angels catcher Chris Iannetta and grinned. "It's just like (when) I was playing here," Hamilton said. "They...

There may come a day when Albert Pujols steps to bat at Busch Stadium, dressed in the red of the Angels, playing against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Josh Hamilton got booed Friday, in his return to Anaheim. He got booed viciously in his first game in...